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Smart Contact Lens Doubles as Blood-Sugar Monitor

Smart Contact Lens Doubles as Blood-Sugar Monitor

Biophlox Admin 11/02/2018 5
Scientists have designed a smart contact lens to measure the wearer’s blood sugar without using a needle. So far, the needle-less prototype has only been tested in rabbits — and it’s not clear if it’s even possible to accurately monitor blood sugar u...
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How to Avoid Lab Accidents

How to Avoid Lab Accidents

Rashi Jasrapuria 02/02/2018 0
1. Never eat or drink at your benchWhile eating in your lab might seem like a good idea to save those valuable minutes spent in running to and from the cafeteria, particles of food can contaminate your experiments; moreover, the residue from prior ex...
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Belgian PhD Student Decodes DNA and Wins a Bitcoin

Belgian PhD Student Decodes DNA and Wins a Bitcoin

Biophlox Admin 29/01/2018 0
 Sander Wuyts, a Ph.D. student from the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) completed an extraordinary competition that involved bitcoin and DNA-related research. Wuyts was the first to decipher hidden messages in a ...
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Do you follow these things in laboratory?

Do you follow these things in laboratory?

Rashi Jasrapuria 22/01/2018 0
 Wear eye protection Working in a lab can often have detrimental effects on your eyesight. Direct exposure to lasers, hard X-rays, infrared radiations, radioactive radiations etc. can corrode the retina and also lead to permanent loss of vision. Safe...
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Moving Blood Tests from the Lab to the Consumer

Moving Blood Tests from the Lab to the Consumer

Biophlox Admin 21/01/2018 0
It would be great to think that a portable device in your home that, with a drop of blood from a finger prick, could tell you instantly your blood cell counts, vitamin levels, or whether you’re positive for a virus. That’s the dream device of many en...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions

Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions

Biophlox Admin 10/03/2016 0
The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...
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